fly-past

Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how grammar patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Doug flew hobby a as
Doug flew as a hobby
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was and also challenging flew it gliders clean He because
He flew gliders because it was challenging and also clean
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flew though thought in of it He was all kinds his dangerous weather friends even
He flew in all kinds of weather even though his friends thought it was dangerous
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them so learn of better same out flew patterns predict could and the that airport always he weather the He
He always flew out of the same airport so that he could learn the weather patterns and predict them better
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from that on there so flew patterns that weather airport he expert He was an the much
He flew from that airport so much that he was an expert on the weather patterns there
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence